1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1946 college football season.[1]

1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Oil Bowl, W 41–19 vs. Saint Mary's (CA)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 11
1946 record	9–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Bobby Dodd (2nd season)
Home stadium	Grant Field

1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Georgia +	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 7 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
No. 11 Georgia Tech	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tulane	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Florida	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	at Tennessee		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 9–13
October 5	VMI*		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 32–6
October 12	Ole Miss		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 24–7
October 19	at No. 12 LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 26–7
October 26	Auburn	No. 15	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 27–6
November 2	at No. 19 Duke*	No. 16	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 14–0
November 9	Navy*	No. 8	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 28–20
November 16	Tulane	No. 7	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 35–7
November 23	Furman*	No. 6	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 41–7
November 30	at No. 3 Georgia	No. 7	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	L 7–35
January 1	vs. Saint Mary's (CA)*	No. 7	Rice Field Houston, TX (Oil Bowl)	W 41–19	22,000[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
2. Bob Brachman (January 2, 1947). "Wedy in Bad Day". San Francisco Examiner. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.